MEV Protection is a feature designed to safeguard your transactions from Miner Extractable Value (MEV) manipulation on the Solana blockchain. By enabling MEV Protection, your buys and sells are routed through secure, MEV-protected slots, ensuring that your transactions are processed safely and fairly. While this approach may slightly slow down transaction speeds, it provides greater protection against market manipulation.
Here’s how it works:
When MEV Protection is ON 🟢, Killshot Bot uses JITO as the processor, along with additional custom solutions, to enhance security and efficiency. Your gas settings dynamically allocate validator tips to prioritize your transaction for optimal performance.
When MEV Protection is OFF 🔴, transactions are processed using NextBlock, offering faster execution but without the added layer of MEV security.
Key Notes:
Validator tips are used to improve transaction prioritization, and the more competitive JITO slot access becomes, the higher these tips may need to be.
If you experience transaction timeouts, consider increasing your gas settings for better performance.
With MEV Protection, you can choose between speed and security, empowering you to manage trades with confidence based on your needs.